Get your green thumb going! Mark and Theresa show you how those old kitchen scraps can be the miracle to your gardening problems.
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Get your green thumb going! Mark and Theresa show you how those old kitchen scraps can be the miracle to your gardening problems.
View more videos at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com.
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Question: I need some upcycle ideas. I have about 48 square feet of cedar boards that I pulled out of a closet from a house…


Bench-building is in my blood. I’ve been building them since pre-school, where I developed my technique: two wide legs and a nice top. My…
Destination Decked Out Live from the 2011 Deck Expo inside the Real Outdoor Living 1000-square-foot Wood Pavilion, Mark and Theresa are talking real wood, real…


Occasionally a fastener and the thickness of the work are the exact same measurement: a 3 inch nail/a double 2-by header; a 5/4 fence…
Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their stories in the Real DIY Contest. The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association received some very…
Our house has a side yard whose main feature used to be that it didn’t have any nice features (Figure 1). This tiny, unattractive bit…
When you use a tamper, you use it, ramming it like a pile driver into the ground to compact loose earth. I used the heck…
With our roof replacement almost behind us, we’re planning our next project: An outdoor yard structure is on the boards for September. We ordered Western…


We love to build planter boxes. We love how versatile they are and how you can use the same basic idea and make it bigger,…
When Mark and I heard that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was planning to build 7 houses in 7 days in Joplin for families affected by…
Today’s mission is to prep the yard, layout the post holes, dig, dig some more, and set the posts in fast-setting concrete. As we like…
It doesn’t take much to inspire our kids to get moving. I was asked to post a family photo of us–or at least a photo…
Three Fences Designing, detailing, and installing fences for looks, quality, and production speed Mark Clement If I said I didn’t like building fences, I’d be…
Listen to the show! April 17, 2010: What Happens in Vegas with Ed Del Grande. Voted one of the funniest comedians in America…


Phatso’s Bakery inspired what I call ‘Resort Whimsy’ design for the Food Network show ‘Save My Bakery.’ After talking with the owner for a while…
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